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Ahmed Ressam is an Islamic fundamentalist who attempted to bomb the Los Angeles International Airport in 1999. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison for the plot. On December ...

Mideast envoy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was forced to cancel a trip to the Gaza Strip due to fears of an assassination attempt. Blair was advised by ...

Hisham Talaat Mostafa is the CEO and Chairman of the Talaat Mostafa Group. He resides in Egypt with his wife and three children.Talaat Mostafa Group: Mr. Hisham Talaat Mousta ...

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 23, 1977, Suzanne Tamim was a pop music star found murdered in her Dubai apartment on July 28, 2008.Reuters: Egyptian tycoon charged in ...

The Sultanate of Oman is located on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia. Oman shares borders with the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen and ...

The Nakheel Tower in Dubai aims to be the tallest tower in the world. When finished, it would be over 1 kilometer tall and would surpass the next tallest tower ...

A British photojournalist and his Iraqi interpreter who work for CBS were kidnapped outside of their hotel in Basra, Iraq on February 10, 2008.

On July 27, 2008, 29 people were hanged in the Iranian capital of Tehran.Telegraph: Iran holds mass execution, hanging 29 for drugs and murder (July 28, 2008) The charges ...